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CASE STUDY: commercial properties and the greater the nonprofit administrator of 55
STONECREEK AT COPPERFIELD Houston area can continue to thrive Texas PACE programs reaching more
on the frontline of economic prosperity than 60% of the Texas population.
and energy innovation, making Hous- Sarah is a 2020 graduate of Rice
ton a city of the future. N University. For more information on
the Houston PACE program, contact
Sarah Silberman is the Program admin@texaspaceauthority.org and
Coordinator at Texas PACE Authority, visit www.TexasPACEAuthority.org.

Image courtesy of Counterpoint Energy Solutions
StoneCreek at Copperfield is
creating a one hundred and eight-bed
senior housing community. Regard-
ing this project, Lara Cottingham,
Chief of Staff & Chief Sustainability
Officer of the Administration and EMPLOYER
Regulatory Affairs Department for BENEFIT SERVICES
the City of Houston, noted, “This
use of the City’s PACE program to
facilitate $2.8 million in private
financing to make the StoneCreek
of Copperfield senior living facility
more energy and water efficient is a
perfect example of how we can reduce
the impact of climate change in our
community and reduce the cost of op- PLAN PAYROLL BENEFIT
erating senior housing facilities. This ADMINISTRATON MANAGEMENT PACKAGE
is a win-win for Houston.” Through Assistance and research Get your employees MARKETING
a variety of projects, StoneCreek at to keep you informed paid quickly so you Document
Copperfield’s annual use of elec- and in compliance with can get back to doing administration of
401(k) and 403(b)
state and federal laws.
what your company
tricity will decrease by 44%, annual does best. including employee
use of water will decrease by 44%, enrollment assistance.
and annual use of natural gas will
decrease by 25%. All of this adds up to
a saving of around $84,000 per year
and the creation of 29 clean jobs.

LOOKING FORWARD
On January 27th, President Biden
announced the start of his plan to tackle
the climate crisis by emphasizing the
CLAIMS
BENEFITS
HUMAN
need for economic and social change MANAGEMENT RESOURCES EDUCATION AND
through clean job creation and physical When a claim is CONSULTING CONSULTING
infrastructure improvements nation- made, we assist in the Develop policies and Craft a competitive

wide. President Biden further commit- process, from the first procedures, address employee benefits plan
recruiting strategies,
to recruit and retain
ted to retrofitting four million buildings filing of the claim to its develop job descriptions. valuable employees.
resolution.
country-wide during his tenure.
Over the last year, COVID-19 perma-
nently altered how many commercial
properties will function in the future. PUTTING ALL THE HEALTHCARE
To respond, commercial property BENEFIT PIECES TOGETHER
owners can access the Houston PACE
program for critical financing to OFFICE ONLINE
713-647-9700
www.corebenefits.net
repurpose and revitalize their proper-
ty. With the help of the PACE program,
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